Anne Applebaum2d ago
Trump does not think strategically, historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Everyone but Trump Understands...
Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

The Atlantic
Show threadAnne Applebaum2d ago
But they remember
Show threadStoneface Vimes
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social too true we remember. And it's going to take an awful lot to make us begin to get past it. There's a great deal of "let em marinade in their own juice" around.
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Show threadJeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱2d ago
@capnthommo @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Frankly, we have it coming, and maybe some time in the penalty box would actually do us some good.
Show threadStoneface Vimes1d ago
@jeff @anneapplebaum.bsky.social sadly that's going to impact upon those who never supported trump and who voted against him. Or weren't allowed to vote at all.
Show threadJeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱1d ago

@capnthommo @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Oh, I know. I'm one of those people. 🙂

But if a little "tough love" from the world is what it takes to knock some sense into not just the MAGA people, but the non-voters and the too-ideologically-pure-to-vote-for-a-Democrat people… so be it.

There have to be consequences for some people to learn.

The rest of us, well… we'll understand. We know you know not all Americans are the same, even if as a country we need collective correction.

Show threadWesDym1d ago
@capnthommo We failed in our own way. Democracy is a collaborative process. It is our duty to lobby each other, not just vote. Democracy isn't a spectator sport, but the majority of us sit out elections, including the most recent. We must share the results. It might not seem 'fair', but that's how it works.
Show threadWesDym1d ago
@jeff Penalty box is what you get for body-checking another player. What do we get for stabbing half the players and shitting all over the rink? I'd think that calls for a bit more.
Show threadJeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱1d ago
@wesdym It has been a long time since I’ve been to a hockey game, and I honestly can’t recall what the penalty for that is. But point taken.